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Study

Hare Krishna devotees take up a serious
study of sacred literature. The holy Vedic texts are believed to be preserved
through disciplic succession, and thus its purity remains.

The main books that Hare Krishna devotees
study are:

The Bhagavad-gita, the highly praised song
of God

The Srimad Bhagavatam, or Bhagavata Purana,
a treatise on the pastimes of God

The Caitanya Caritamrta, a literary work
that focuses on Lord Caitanya and His philosophy

Srila Prabhupada wanted to provide
opportunities for all people to gain a systematic understanding of the profound
Vaishnava philosophy. Thus, his followers have developed systematic studies of
the texts fundamental to Krishna consciousness such as a preliminary
Bhakti-sastri course that focuses on the famous Sanskrit texts Bhagavad-gita
and Sri Isopanisad along with later writings, the Bhakti-rasamrita Sindu
(Nectar of Devotion) and Upadeshamrita (Nectar of Instruction).

Srila Prabhupada, in his purports, also
include readings from other canonical Hindu texts such as the Rg Veda, the
Atharva Veda, the Kena Upanisad, the Katha Upanisad, the Brhadaranyaka
Upanisad, the Svetasvatara Upanisad, the Mahabharata, and many more.

The Hare Krishna philosophy perfectly
synthesizes Hindu schools of thoughts and concludes that God is a Supreme
Being, and we are part and parcels of Him, same in quality, but eternally
subservient to Him.